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Canada: condemning discrimination against Israel
26 Feb 2016
The Canadian parliament passed a historic motion on Monday which formally condemned the anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. The motion stated, ‘Given that Canada and Israel share a long history of friendship as well…
USA: Trump's tax returns a 'bombshell'?
26 Feb 2016
Mitt Romney called for the top three Republican presidential candidates to release their tax documents - especially Trump. Romney accused Trump of ‘dodging and weaving’ on the issue, noting that he had been vague about when…
Uganda: Thursday’s elections – backstory
19 Feb 2016
At the time of posting this article the people of Uganda are voting after days of violence, at least one person killed and a leading opposition candidate briefly detained twice when he tried to hold campaign…
Australia: Nine Christian leaders arrested
19 Feb 2016
Nine Christian leaders were arrested after hosting a prayer vigil at the Minister for Justice’s office. They were part of ‘Love Makes A Way’ and were protesting over the deportation of 267 people to detention camps…
Police face criticism for allegedly failing to stop Wednesday's mob attack on an African student in Bangalore. A young Tanzanian woman was pulled from her car, stripped, beaten, paraded naked and sexually assaulted by young Indian…
The pontiff showed solidarity with migrants in a rebuttal to the GOP (Grand Old Party – Republican) front-runner. Without naming him, Pope Francis rebuked Donald Trump and GOP immigration hardliners during a visit to the US/Mexico…